Then again, Joe McCarthy was looking for an issue to push at length.
Every legislator needs some issue to make a case for their ongoing service in politics.
Perhaps the content of conservatism is not the suspect element. Rather, media personalities who want to get high ratings will stir up as much strife as possible.
Joe Pyne of Delaware had his own radio program in the late 50's. A rabid anti-Communist, he would insult his guests, among which were Communist sympathizers and Red Scare skeptics. He even admitted to keeping a gun in his desk drawer in case any of his guests became violent.
In the opinion of many, shock radio began with Joe Pyne. Whether anyone could consider this an advance or retraction of civilization, is another matter entirely.
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